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  • questions we need to answer first: 
    • is this part of drupal as a service?   NO
      • we need a dedicated host, not shared infrastructure
      • Rich might host in cloud, but stand alone installation
    • what is Rich's resource commitment?
      • need to figure out funding
    • could we get bumped by DCAD in terms of priority?
    • what is Rich's timeline?
      • 3 months (est)
      • his resources are fully engaged right now
        • would need to bring in a contractor
      • catalog building a drupal database for their data
      • 2 systems with a bridge as opposed to same system
        • we can pull catalog into dev system and work from there
      • or same system with different views
    • what is the Service Catalog's timeline in terms of needing the data?
      • Jan 2012
    • is Rich open to this being malleable? YES in dev
      • data model may change
      • business requirements may change
    • how flexible is Rich?  How long would resources be available for us as we learn things and as things change? thats why we will play in dev to define
      • can this be agile?
    Pat, Dave and Steve meeting with Rich to discuss on 9/23
      • drupal will not allow
      • design from inside out
      • catalog has defined their content types - share with Portfolio
    • provide Rich requirements, data model and business rules about what data is to be held in the systemRich will come back with functional specs and what additional info he needs from us
    • next steps:
      • Rich will throw a drupal instance on their dev server for now (portfolio-dev@mit.edu) 18.9.60.106
        • flush out information architecture
        • wire frame content types (fields on the page)
        • develop content types
        • relationships between content types
      • Dave finalizing fields by next week
      • Pat get funding set up production environment
        • look into funding for drupal resource (3 months@40hrs/week $110/hour)
      • get production environment up (portfolio@mit.edu)
      • Pat schedule working sessions starting in two weeks with Alison and Rich